Based on the discussion I'd like to propose these options: 1. Cinder-certified driver - This is an attempt to move the "certification" to the project level. 2. CI-tested driver - This is probably the most accurate, at least for what we're trying to achieve for Juno: Continuous Integration of Vendor-specific Drivers.
Ramy -----Original Message----- From: Duncan Thomas [mailto:duncan.tho...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 4:50 AM To: OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) Subject: Re: [openstack-dev] use of the word certified On 6 June 2014 18:29, Anita Kuno <ante...@anteaya.info> wrote: > So there are certain words that mean certain things, most don't, some do. > > If words that mean certain things are used then some folks start using > the word and have expectations around the word and the OpenStack > Technical Committee and other OpenStack programs find themselves on > the hook for behaviours that they didn't agree to. > > Currently the word under discussion is "certified" and its derivatives: > certification, certifying, and others with root word "certificate". > > This came to my attention at the summit with a cinder summit session > with the one of the cerficiate words in the title. I had thought my > point had been made but it appears that there needs to be more > discussion on this. So let's discuss. > > Let's start with the definition of certify: > cer·ti·fy > verb (used with object), cer·ti·fied, cer·ti·fy·ing. > 1. to attest as certain; give reliable information of; confirm: He > certified the truth of his claim. So the cinder team are attesting that a set of tests have been run against a driver: a certified driver. > 3. to guarantee; endorse reliably: to certify a document with an > official seal. We (the cinder) team) are guaranteeing that the driver has been tested, in at least one configuration, and found to pass all of the tempest tests. This is a far better state than we were at 6 months ago, where many drivers didn't even pass a smoke test. > 5. to award a certificate to (a person) attesting to the completion of > a course of study or the passing of a qualifying examination. The cinder cert process is pretty much an exam. I think the work certification covers exactly what we are doing. Give cinder-core are the people on the hook for any cinder problems (including vendor specific ones), and the cinder core are the people who get bad-mouthed when there are problems (including vendor specific ones), I think this level of certification gives us value. _______________________________________________ OpenStack-dev mailing list OpenStack-dev@lists.openstack.org http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev _______________________________________________ OpenStack-dev mailing list OpenStack-dev@lists.openstack.org http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev
